My Mommy is Having a Baby (2005) by Dori Hillestad Butler Hollie Long
This picture book describes the development of a baby during pregnancy and how babies are conceived. It is told from a child’s point of view and covers each month of pregnancy.
This book is considered controversial because it goes into more detail than many people would consider appropriate for preschoolers and young elementary students. Other people welcome a book that helps explain the process of conception and pregnancy to children in terms they can understand.
The author states on her blog that this is the fourth most challenged book of 2011 (Butler, 2012). The reasons for the challenges are sex, nudity, sex education, and unsuited to age group.
Reader reviews on Amazon.com are nearly equally split. Several people think the book is too graphic, while others think the book is an excellent reference to use while discussing the topic of sex and pregnancy with children.
Hollie Long
This picture book describes the development of a baby during pregnancy and how babies are conceived. It is told from a child’s point of view and covers each month of pregnancy.
This book is considered controversial because it goes into more detail than many people would consider appropriate for preschoolers and young elementary students. Other people welcome a book that helps explain the process of conception and pregnancy to children in terms they can understand.
The author states on her blog that this is the fourth most challenged book of 2011 (Butler, 2012). The reasons for the challenges are sex, nudity, sex education, and unsuited to age group.
Reader reviews on Amazon.com are nearly equally split. Several people think the book is too graphic, while others think the book is an excellent reference to use while discussing the topic of sex and pregnancy with children.
Butler, D.H. (2012). My mom’s having a baby: 4th most challenged book of 2011. [web log]. Retrieved from http://dorihbutler.wordpress.com/2012/04/09/my-moms-having-a-baby-4th-most-banned-book-of-2011/
My mommy’s having a baby!: A kid’s month by month guide to pregnancy. (n.d.) Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com/Moms-Having-Baby-Month-Month/product-reviews/0807553484/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&//showViewpoints//=1